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The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has appointed environmental researcher Dr. Geoffrey Plumlee to the agency's newly established position of Chief Scientist. Plumlee previously served as Senior Science Advisor to the USGS Director and Associate Director for Environmental Health. He has a bachelor's degree in geology from the University of New Mexico and earned his Ph.D. in geochemistry from Harvard University. "USGS has such a wide range of expertise and addresses such a broad range of complex science topics, no one individual can provide expert guidance on it all," noted a USGS spokesperson, according to E&E News. "The Chief Scientist must be able to seek, integrate and interpret expert input from many different sources within and outside the USGS." According to the spokesperson, "the position of chief scientist was added to align the USGS with other science and technology organizations that have similar Chief Technology Officer or Chief Scientist positions." The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine's Board on Life Sciences is seeking nominations of experts for a workshop on Quantum Science Concepts in Enhancing Sensing and Imaging Technologies: Applications for Biology. This workshop will facilitate a better understanding of current and future applications of quantum-enabled sensing and imaging technologies on different fields of biology. Six committee members from academia, government, industry, and other sectors, with expertise in biological imaging ...
Source: Public Policy Reports - Category: Biology Authors: Source Type: news